History of cars

By ag7761

  • First car is invented

    First car is invented
    In 1885, Karl Friedrich Benz invented the first car powered by a conventional internal combustion engine.

  • First 4 wheeled car is invented

    First 4 wheeled car is invented
    Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach create the first car with 4 wheels and a gasoline engine.

  • Ford introduces assembly lines

    Ford introduces assembly lines
    The use of assembly lines completely changed how cars would be manufactured forever.

  • The first car radio is introduced

    The first car radio is introduced
    Galvin Manufacturing introduce the "Motorola" which is the first successful radio to be put into a production car.

  • The beginning of the fall of gasoline powered vehicles

    The beginning of the fall of gasoline powered vehicles
    The 1973 oil crisis changed how many manufacturers would power their vehicles. The then common large engines used in vehicles were swapped out for smaller engines with less gas and oil comsumption.

  • Electric vehicles begin to be a larger part of the automotive industry

    Electric vehicles begin to be a larger part of the automotive industry
    Ever since the 1800's, electric vehicles are being designed and manufactured again. They begin to become more and more advanced.

  • Present day automobiles

    Present day automobiles
    The 2000's have offered significant changes in our automobiles, now we have smaller, more technologically advanced vehicles. Our roads are now dominated by environmentally safe electric cars and fuel efficient SUV's, sedans, and smart cars.